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Canada Retail Sales

Canada Retail Sales 18 May 2018

Canada Retail Sales 18 May 2018: 0.6% for March 2018, above the 0.3% forecast and against 0.5% in February 2018 (first reported as 0.4%). It is the highest reading since October 2017. It is the second release in a row above the forecast. It was released on Fri 18 May 2018 at 12:30 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Statistics Canada. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.6%
March 2018
Forecast
0.3%
The market consensus
Previous
0.5%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: An upward surprise or revision would usually support the Canadian dollar modestly, especially if the strength is broad across retailers.

Canada Retail Sales 18 May 2018: 0.6% for March 2018 against a 0.3% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
18 May 2018Mar0.6%0.3%0.5%
20 Apr 2018Feb0.4%0.3%0.1%
23 Mar 2018Jan0.3%1.1%-0.7%
22 Feb 2018Dec-0.8%0%0.3%
25 Jan 2018Nov0.2%0.8%1.6%
21 Dec 2017Oct1.5%0.3%0.2%
23 Nov 2017Sep0.1%0.9%-0.1%
20 Oct 2017Aug-0.3%0.5%0.4%
22 Sep 2017Jul0.4%0.1%0.1%
22 Aug 2017Jun0.1%0.3%0.5%
21 Jul 2017May0.6%0.2%0.7%
22 Jun 2017Apr0.8%0.2%0.5%
The release before:Canada Retail Sales 20 April 2018The release after:Canada Retail Sales 22 June 2018Canada Retail Sales: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar